Soothsayer: Magic Is All Around Us (Soothsayer Series Book 1) (31 page)

First and foremost, I must thank my family and friends for their support on this journey. Without their encouragement and love,
Soothsayer
may not have ever seen the light of day.

Jessica, thank you for being the first person to ever read a word of
Soothsayer
. While that very first version no longer exists, your notes helped shaped the book into what it is today. You’re enthusiasm for Violet and Robert kept me motivated and I’m so glad that you were by my side on this crazy ride.

Mom, you read several drafts of the book and were happy to do so each time. I couldn’t have made it this far without your excitement. I’ll never forget when you ran down the hall, yelling about Violet being attacked. Thank you so much for all your support over the years. I never dreamed that this could be possible and I have you and Dad to thank for that.

Now I must thank, my ever practical Dad. Thank you for proofreading
Soothsayer
and always giving me your honest opinion and advice. I know you want me to get out there and get a ‘real job’ but your support in making my dreams come true has meant the world to me.

Eric, I dedicated this book to you because without you
Soothsayer
would definitely still be sitting on the shelf. Your passion and drive to make your own dreams come true, pushed me to go after mine. I couldn’t ask for a better partner in crime and I am tremendously grateful for your never ending patience, love and support. Living with a writing can’t always be easy, but I know I can always count on you to help me through whatever new adventure lies ahead of us. Love you to pieces and thank you so much for helping me make my dreams come true!

Ashley, I know fantasy isn’t really your thing, so it was amazing to hear how much you loved
Soothsayer
. I am so lucky to have a friend like you, who supports me. No matter how much time passes or where we’re living in the world, I’ll always be thankful to have you in my life.

Ginger and Craig, you’ve both been so amazing to me and encouraging of my dream to become a published author. I am so grateful to have you both in my life. G-snap, I can’t thank you enough for not only being one of my beta readers, but also my proofreader.

I have to give a big THANK YOU to my editor David Hammons. I truly feel like I struck gold. You helped me make
Soothsayer
into the beautiful novel it is today. Your edits were always thoughtful and more than a few times, your notes and changes had me laughing. I cannot thank you enough for all your hard work.

Now I know we’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but how can you not when my cover is so beautiful! Thank you Alessio for designing a stunning cover. You brought everything I wanted to life, with little direction and you were a pleasure to work with. I can’t wait to get the rest of the series covers done by you!

The list goes on and on, but I need to make sure all my beta readers know how truly grateful I am that they took time out of their lives to read my novel and give me their notes. From the bottom of my heart thank you!

And last but certainly not least, thank you Christina Hoppe. I count my lucky stars that I had you as my 12
th
grade English teacher. Your passion for the written word helped set me on this path. I’ll never forget how encouraging you were to me as a student and I thank you so much for teaching me the beauty of writing.

Allison Sipe lives in Southern California with her boyfriend and two Pomeranians. She has a
degree from California State University Northridge in English Literature and is very proud to have gone to school for something she loves.

Soothsayer
is her first published novel, which she has been writing since 2009. The second installment will be out later this summer, 2015.

When she’s not reading and writing, she loves to travel. She’s been around Europe a bit, London is one of her favorite cities and Hawaii is where she gets a lot of her writing done.

www.allisonsipe.com

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